How to Use the Family and Childrens Trust Fund FACT Research Portal to Identify and Target Program Needs Introductions Presenters Nicole Poulin Executive Director FACT Rebecca Hjelm Senior Research Associate FACT ID: 705940
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April 2016CSA Conference
How to Use the Family and Children’s Trust Fund (FACT) Research Portal to Identify and Target Program NeedsSlide2
IntroductionsPresentersNicole Poulin, Executive Director, FACT
Rebecca Hjelm, Senior Research Associate, FACTJoyce Moran, Executive Officer, Southern VA Child Advocacy CenterAttendeesSlide3
Objectives of Session
Learn about:Family and Children’s Trust Fund of Virginia (FACT)Managing by dataFACT Research PortalWays to use FACT data tools to inform and support local workSlide4
The Family and Children’s Trust Fund (FACT) is a public-private partnership that raises funds for the prevention and treatment of family violence. Family violence includes:
Child abuse and neglectDomestic violenceDating violenceSexual assaultElder abuse, neglect and exploitation FACT is governed by a Board of Trustees, appointed by the Governor, to raise and distribute funds for family violence prevention and treatment efforts, as well as to promote public awareness of family violence issues across the Commonwealth. What is FACT?Slide5
FACT’s Strategic Goals
Goal #1: Serve as the data clearinghouse on family violence throughout VirginiaGoal #2: Support organizations and communities to build capacity and promote collaborative responses to family violenceGoal #3: Conduct comprehensive fundraising efforts to support prevention and treatment of family violence statewideGoal #4: Enhance marketing efforts to promote FACT’s mission and service to the communityGoal #5: Ensure FACT is a high quality and high performing organizationSlide6
Why Manage by Data?Grants
Making the caseOutcomesMonitoring trendsManagement PlansMaking our work measureablePreventionDemonstrating the power of preventionSlide7
Ways to Manage by DataPlan - Do – Check – ActResults Based Accountability Slide8
Goal 2: Build Capacity and Promote CollaborationSlide9
Local Agency Perspective: Why is this resource helpful?
Capacity BuildingGrantsCollaborationCommunity Awareness/EducationDevelop and Define Operational PracticeSlide10
Capacity BuildingThe reports provide:Insight into the community’s make-up
Framework to answer the resources that we have are adequate to be of value in providing the servicesTargeted training is developed and coordinated to support the need Monitor trendsSlide11Slide12
GrantsThese reports are useful:To research a community’s conditions, trends, needs and compare to criteria set forth as a condition of eligibility for funding
To support answers to questions within the request for proposals within funding applicationsExample – FACT grantSlide13
Long Term Outcome:To Prevent Family ViolenceThe indicator this project will address is…
(Attachment B, Question 5) CPS founded investigations of abuse and neglect of childrenCPS completed family assessments The goal of this project is to produce/provide…(products or services, output) Provide Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children child abuse prevention training to 120-140 individuals through the coordination of eight community education/outreach forums from 7/1/14 to 6/30/15. To…(target of change) To increase community members’ awareness of child abuse signs and symptoms, prevention strategies, and local resources. So that they can…
(intermediate outcome)
Community members will be empowered to share in the protection of children by effectively identifying, responding to and reporting child abuse.
Resulting ultimately in…
(end outcome)
What is the desired outcome?
What is the end benefit to clients?
85% of community members participating in the Darkness to Light training will indicate an increased awareness of the local conditions that impact family and community-based violence as evidenced by a pre and post testing tool.
90% of community members participating in the Darkness to Light training will indicate an increased awareness of strategies to prevent child abuse and neglect as evidenced by a pre and post testing tool.
100% of community members participating in the Darkness to Light training will know how to report complaints of child abuse and neglect to the Virginia Department of Social Services state hotline, the local Department of Social Services and local law enforcement as evidenced by a pre and post testing tool.
100% of community members participating in the Darkness to Light training will sign an agreement to be a Steward for Children and commit to being proactive in protecting children as evidenced by the signed agreement. Slide14
CollaborationPromoting collaborative partnerships and/or shared resources through the awareness of comparative data in other communities
Examples:Consortiums/Peer Reviews Collaborative trainings Slide15
Community Awareness and EducationWe use the data from these reports:
To announce or advertise upcoming projects/trainings To develop written resources Market our services through data markers on Facebook and our websiteSlide16Slide17
Develop & Define Operational PracticeWe have used the data:To develop service flyers for internal use, to educate and motivate our team partners
Consideration of this data drives possible changes to policies/guidelines to meet the identified need or enhance our response to community and family-based violenceSlide18
FACT Research Portal: Data Clearinghouse on Family Violence throughout VirginiaSlide19
http://www.fact.virginia.gov/finding-the-facts-research-and-data-portal/
FACT Research PortalSlide20
Data Analysishttp://www.publicprofit.net/Dabbling-In-The-Data
CategorizingSimple TalliesSlide21
Applying the Data How much? Is anyone better off
?http://resultsaccountability.com/workshops/Group exerciseSlide22
Communicating Your FindingsT-shirt activityDabbling in the Data
http://www.publicprofit.net/Dabbling-In-The-Data Slide23Slide24
Additional Support
Contact us with any questions or concerns!http://www.fact.virginia.gov/finding-the-facts-research-and-data-portal/Online webinar available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh4s6hK1qLw&noredirect=1Step-by-step guide: http://www.fact.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Step-by-Step.pdfSlide25
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Nicole Poulin
Nicole.Poulin@dss.virginia.gov
804.726.7604
Rebecca Hjelm
Rebecca.hjelm@dss.virginia.gov
804.726.7954
Joyce Moran
jmoran@southernvacac.org
540.484.5566